Common Ground Alliance - Thu September 07, 2023
CGA's Next Practices Initiative Releases Visionary GIS Case Study
Common Ground Alliance (CGA), the national nonprofit trade association dedicated to protecting underground utility lines, people who dig near them and their communities, recently released a groundbreaking case study as part of its Next Practices Initiative titled "PILOT: Improving Efficiency and Reducing Damages by Providing Ticket-Level Visualizations of Underground Facilities to Designers, Locators and Excavators."The case study introduces the ambitious Minnesota Utilities Mapping Project (MUMP), which aims to provide real-time, ticket-level mapped visualizations of underground utilities to accredited designers, locators and excavators to improve the damage prevention system's efficiency and outcomes....
ADOT - Tue August 22, 2023
ADOT, City of Flagstaff Complete Repairs, Add Capacity to U.S. 180
The Arizona Department of Transportation has completed interim repairs and improvements to increase the capacity of a stormwater drainage system along U.S. 180 in northwest Flagstaff, in an area below the Pipeline Fire burn scar....
ADOT - Tue August 22, 2023
Crews Complete Drainage System On Interstate 17 in Arizona
A new I-17 regional drainage system designed to reduce the risk of stormwater flooding in underpasses between Peoria Avenue and Greenway Road in Phoenix is ready to operate . The Arizona Department of Transportation managed construction of the $38 million drainage system on behalf of the Maricopa Association of Governments, the Valley's metropolitan planning organization....
Caltrans - Tue August 22, 2023
Construction Crews Begin Repairs On California Route 118 Sinkhole
Caltrans continues steady progress on repairs at a sinkhole created on Route 118 freeway in Chatsworth. Crews are rebuilding drainage pipeline, placing sections of concrete pipe that weigh 6.5 tons each and 5 ft....
Common Ground Alliance - Mon August 21, 2023
Call for Proposals for 2024 CGA Conference & Expo Now Open
Common Ground Alliance (CGA), the stakeholder-driven organization dedicated to protecting underground utility lines, people who dig near them and their communities, announced that the Call for Proposals for the 2024 CGA Conference & Expo is open now through Oct....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu August 17, 2023
Cumberland Develops Key Infrastructure Supporting Growth
For almost a decade, Cumberland Pipeline, headquartered in Columbia, Ky., has blossomed into one of the top underground utilities contractors in the central part of both its home state and that of Tennessee....
Joe Jancsurak – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue August 08, 2023
From Beirut to Houston: An Underground Success Story
He left his home in Beirut, Lebanon when he was 25, arriving in Houston in 1987 with just $20 in his pocket. Today, Boutros Merhi owns one of the nation's premier underground utility companies, Houston's Total Contracting Limited (TCL)....
TT Technologies - Tue August 01, 2023
Trenchless Equipment From TT Technologies On Display at Utility Expo 2023
TT Technologies will be displaying the latest in trenchless equipment for the power, communications and underground utility markets at the Utility Expo, Louisville, KY. TT Technologies' redesigned Grundopit pit-launched mini directional drill is well suited for fiber-to-the-home and utility service line installations in tight working conditions....
Ditch Witch - Thu March 09, 2023
Ditch Witch Introduces AT120 All Terrain Directional Drill
To enhance underground construction operators' productivity while working in tough ground conditions, Ditch Witch has introduced the AT120 All Terrain (AT) directional drill — the largest AT system from Ditch Witch to date....
Common Ground Alliance - Wed March 01, 2023
Common Ground Alliance Announces '50 in 5' Industry Challenge to Cut Damages to Buried Utilities in Half by 2028
Common Ground Alliance (CGA), the national nonprofit trade association dedicated to protecting underground utility lines, people who dig near them and their communities, issued its "50 in 5" industry challenge to stakeholders with a goal of reducing damages to critical underground utilities by 50 percent in five years....
